This photo ran on Page One in The Gazette on June 16, 1959. The Mercury-Atlas 6 flight achieved orbit on Feb. 20, 1962.
Posted by: diane | June 16, 2009
Collins and Project Mercury – 1959
Posted in 1950s, Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Tags: Collins Radio, manned space capsule, McDonnell Aircraft Corp., NASA, orbital flight, Project Mercury
